Positional Words

We read We're Going on a Ghost Hunt and focused on the positional words (through, over, under, etc.) used in the story. Then we went on our own ghost hunt using clues that contained positional words.

Then we used candy corn to practice the positions above, below, in front of, behind, and beside.

Ordinal Numbers with Trains

We worked on sequencing events and using ordinal numbers in math this week. We read the book My Train by Michael Rex. Then I passed out 5 different colored trains to the students and told stories about the trains using ordinal and positional words. Their friends on the carpet helped them get in the right order. Then a student partner and I modeled how to tell each other stories to put in order using ordinal and positional language. Then I passed out a set of train cards to students in pairs or threes and they took turns telling each other stories using ordinal and positional language.